Bio

As a kid I used to have dreams that I could play guitar, waking up disappointed because that skill doesn’t auto-transfer to reality. I always loved music growing up, but I was the only one out of four siblings to not have learned an instrument in school. Going to my first concert in 2005 finally pushed me to begin teaching myself guitar in my early teens (along with a bit of jealously seeing YouTubers my age covering my favorite songs). I realized that time invested into Guitar Hero 3 was much better spent on the real thing.

The only guitar in the house at the time was my sister’s right-handed acoustic, so I began playing everything upside down because for some reason I am left-handed when I play guitar (or hold a hockey stick/golf club). I am right-handed (or footed) with everything else. Rather than flip the strings or eventually purchase a left-handed guitar, I committed to playing with the strings inverted.

18 years later, I’m continuing to do what I love in multiple projects, the main one being Cold Weather Company. We released our fifth album June 2025.

All my solo music is available on all streaming platforms under Jeff Petescia.

You can also find pet droid, my indie-electronic collaboration with Android Dreaming, under the project’s name or my name.

*Check out my interview with Canvas Rebel here to learn more about my journey with music and Cold Weather Company

*Check out my profile on The Bash

CWC Stats:

2022 UK tour support of The Bouchard Brothers (of Blue Oyster Cult)

NJ.com's 31 Bands You Need to Hear (2016, 2017, 2019)

Asbury Music Awards Nominees 2016-2018

12 Million+ Streams Across Streaming Platforms